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Zero Food Wastage

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

What are some benefits of using ugly food?

a)

Increasing food waste, discouraging sustainability, and unaffordability

b)

Promoting food waste, reducing sustainability, and high cost

c)

Reducing food waste, promoting sustainability, and affordability

d)

Encouraging food waste, harming sustainability, and low cost

2.

Name one method to reduce food wastage.

a)

Composting leftovers

b)

Meal planning

c)

Ignoring expiration dates

d)

Buying in bulk

3.

What are some common causes of food wastage?

a)

Lack of expiration dates

b)

Proper storage

c)

Overproduction, improper storage, expiration dates, consumer behavior, aesthetic standards

d)

Underproduction

4.

How does food wastage impact the environment?

a)

Food wastage promotes biodiversity

b)

Food wastage has no impact on the environment

c)

Food wastage impacts the environment by contributing to greenhouse gas emissions, wasting resources, and exacerbating climate change.

d)

Food wastage helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions

5.

Why is it important to minimize food wastage?

a)

To promote pollution, waste resources, and increase hunger.

b)

To reduce environmental impact, conserve resources, save money, and alleviate hunger.

c)

To increase food prices, waste resources, and exacerbate hunger.

d)

To support environmental degradation, deplete resources, and waste money.

6.

How can meal planning help in reducing food wastage?

a)

Meal planning helps in reducing food wastage by allowing individuals to only purchase the necessary ingredients, portion meals appropriately, and use leftovers effectively.

b)

Meal planning leads to food wastage due to lack of variety in meals

c)

Meal planning increases food wastage by encouraging bulk purchases

d)

Meal planning results in food wastage as leftovers are often discarded

7.

What role do supermarkets play in contributing to food wastage?

a)

Supermarkets contribute to food wastage through overstocking, misleading marketing, and discarding products based on appearance.

b)

Supermarkets contribute to food wastage by implementing strict inventory control measures.

c)

Supermarkets contribute to food wastage by encouraging customers to buy only what they need.

d)

Supermarkets contribute to food wastage by donating all unsold products to charity.

8.

What are the social implications of food wastage?

a)

Increased food security

b)

Reduced environmental impact

c)

The social implications of food wastage include economic losses, environmental degradation, exacerbation of food insecurity, and social inequality.

d)

Improved economic growth

9.

How can individuals contribute to reducing food wastage?

a)

By buying excessive amounts of food

b)

By planning meals, buying only what is needed, storing food properly, using leftovers creatively, donating excess food, and composting food scraps.

c)

By eating more food

d)

By throwing away leftovers

10.

Explain the concept of 'ugly food' and its significance in reducing food wastage.

a)

Ugly food is a term used for food that is too beautiful to be consumed.

b)

Ugly food refers to food that is expired and unsafe to eat.

c)

Ugly food is a marketing strategy to sell more expensive produce.

d)

Ugly food refers to perfectly edible but aesthetically imperfect fruits and vegetables, and its significance lies in reducing food wastage by utilizing produce that would otherwise be discarded.